Knights Nuggets: Nikita Gusev wants to score 128 points this season

Start off your morning by reading up on some news and notes from Vegas and around the NHL.

Let’s go over some news and notes:

- In case you didn’t know, Friday was International Beer Day! If each Golden Knights player were a beer, which beer would they be? [KOI]

- Las Vegas is nutty for hockey. And Not just Golden Knights hockey. The sport in general. [SinBin.vegas]

- Do you ever wonder how entry-level contracts work in the NHL? Well, here’s where you can learn more. [Las Vegas Sun]

In other news...

- Nikita Gusev set a goal for his first season in the NHL. He wants to hit Nikita Kucherov’s total of 128 points. Seems easy. [NHL]

- Who could be the Wild’s new general manager? Perhaps face-punching goalie Ron Hextall? [Hockey Wilderness]

- Here’s who you need to keep your eyes on in the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup. [The Hockey News]

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